Viviene

Viviene is the ruler of Avalon and the shapeshifting nixie spirit of all rivers and lakes. Though reclusive, she intervenes on the behalf of humankind to ensure good prevails, going so far as to bestow gifts upon humanity to ensure this happens. More than a goddess, Viviene directly influences the lands of mortals—despite their poor track records. Her intentions are assured, however, by her faith that humans will eventually do what's right.

The Lady of the Lake is mysterious and ambiguous. Her true intentions are never known and she takes great care in how she appears to mortals. Only the purest of heart have ever laid witness to her, or her power. For this reason, she is most often worshipped by paladins. Clerics who do pay homage to the goddess focus their faith on healing magic.

Viviene has been known to bestow blessing of love upon those who treat her fairly. She also heals the sick with her powerful springs, but only in reclusive places where water starts, not in the polluted rivers near towns and cities.

Numerous fables surround the mysterious Lady of the Lake. She lives with her eight sisters on the island of Avalon. She is a queen. A priestess. An enchantress. A healer. A virgin. A lover. She has fallen in love with men across countless generations and stolen magic from some of history's most powerful magicians.

But none of it can be proved.

There are no written words to trace back to the start of her fables. The Lady of the Lake is a timeless entity of the water that cannot be controlled or defined. She exists where she wants; how she wants—empowering men and women alike to guide humanity with the same wisdom and flexibility she herself possesses.

She appears in dreams, offering guidance or advice through swimming metaphors. Nothing she says or does is ever clear. Why should this be any different? But, so long as it serves to inspire the worshipper, or to set in motion some good in the world, the meanings of her dreams are secondary.

Clerics of Avalon

Clerics of Avalon are renowned healers. In fact, they are so famous that many seek the hidden portal to Avalon in order to uncover the secrets of healing. Attempts to enter the jealously guarded realm of Avalon have been thwarted, ending in the death of the interloper. As a cleric of Avalon, it is a Cleric's duty to heal the sick, aid the downtrodden and banish undead and extraplanar evil from the realm of morals. Most importantly, they are the bearers of the knowledge of healing, and take this job seriously. To allow anyone into Avalon who is impure and unworthy of even standing upon its misty shores would be grounds for expulsion.

Knights of Avalon

The Oath of Avalon binds the paladin to the highest order of Avalon; in that he seeks justice for the weak and promotes life and healing throughout the realm. Sometimes called the Knights of Avalon, they consider sentient life to be sacred, and all dark arts to be the antithesis to life. As such, practitioners of Necromancy and harmful beings from other planes shall be mercilessly hunted and destroyed or otherwise neutralized. On the other hand, they are known for their keen sense of justice and equanimity.

They adorn themselves with the symbol of their lady, holding a sword from the still waters of Avalon, as she is the highest model of purity and life.